{"product_id":"american-slang-dictionary-fourth-edition-9780071461085","title":"American Slang Dictionary, Fourth Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor the 411 on American slang, this guidebook is the top banana\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom \"head trip\" to \"foot in mouth,\" \u003ci\u003eAmerican Slang Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e gives you the complete definitions of thousands of uniquely American words and phrases, ranging from golden oldies such as \"catch some rays\" and \"take the fifth\" to more up-to-the-minute coinages like Wall Street's \"jonx,\" the Internet's \"ping,\" and the gangsta's favorite, \"shizzle.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside you'll find more than 12,000 words and expressions from a wide variety of sources, including gangsta rap, the blogosphere, and the U.S. prison system. In a New York minute, you'll be down with the colloquialisms, vulgarities, and substandard English that make everyday interactions in contemporary American life so colorful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBSOD or blue screen of death\u003c\/b\u003e the blue computer screen that appears after a programming or operational error\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ecrunk\u003c\/b\u003e wild; crazy; out of control\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ekvetch\u003c\/b\u003e to complain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eleft-handed monkey wrench\u003c\/b\u003e a nonexistent tool\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eword of mouse\u003c\/b\u003e a message spread by e-mail\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard A. Spears\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McGraw-Hill Companies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.04w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780071461085\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRec Ref Bks for Small\/Med Libr\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2007 pg. 207\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Reference Bks Annual\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2007 pg. 413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard A. Spears, Ph.D.\u003c\/b\u003e, is a former reference editor and linguistics professor at Northwestern University. He has written more than 150 dictionaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McGraw-Hill Companies","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44449879294067,"sku":"9780071461085","price":28.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_d104bfc3-bc17-468b-88bd-fd46fede299d.jpg?v=1773520108","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/american-slang-dictionary-fourth-edition-9780071461085","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}